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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seshadri Vikram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 524 ; 174 522 ; 257676 ;
Abstract
A single gauge lead frame having a second support pad which is substantially a mirror image of a first support pad is disclosed. The second support pad is capable of being placed upon the first support pad. In this manner, the structural and thermally conductive advantages of a dual gauge lead frame is realized at a cost near a single gauge lead frame.